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Nearest Communities to Granite Shoals,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Granite Shoals, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Granite Shoals:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Granite Shoals is located in Burnet County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Burnet County: Bell, Blanco, Lampasas, Llano, San Saba, Travis & Williamson.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 73 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Granite Shoals. Of these communities, 51 are located in counties other than Burnet County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Granite Shoals (which is Burnet County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Granite Shoals

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Burnet County   (where Granite Shoals resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.burnetcountytexas.org/
    • County Seat for Burnet:   Burnet
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Granite Shoals   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Granite Shoals.
      • Sherwood Shores
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
        • Sherwood Shores is located in Burnet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Shores
      • Highland Haven
        (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
        • Highland Haven is located in Burnet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Haven
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
      • Cottonwood Shores
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Meadowlakes
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Meadowlakes is located in Burnet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlakes
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
      • Scobee
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Scobee is located in Burnet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scobee
      • Marble Falls
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Fairland
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Fairland is located in Burnet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
      • Mormon Mill ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Mormon Mill is located in Burnet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Mill
        • Mormon Mill has also been known as:
        • Mormon Colony
      • Sudduth
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Sudduth is located in Burnet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudduth
      • Shovel Mountain
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Shovel Mountain is located in Burnet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Mountain
      • Gandy
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Gandy is located in Burnet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
      • Smithwick
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Smithwick is located in Burnet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithwick
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        • Burnet
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Spicewood
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Silver Creek Village
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Silver Creek Village is located in Burnet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Village
        • Oatmeal
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Bertram
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Lake Victor
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Lake Victor is located in Burnet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Victor
        • Shady Grove
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Shady Grove is located in Burnet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
        • Joppa
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Joppa is located in Burnet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
        • Sunnylane
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Sunnylane is located in Burnet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnylane
        • Naruna
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Naruna is located in Burnet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naruna
  • Blanco County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.blanco.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Blanco:   Johnson City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Granite Shoals   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Granite Shoals.
      • Round Mountain
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Blowout
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Blowout is located in Blanco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowout
      • Sandy
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Cypress Mill
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Johnson City
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Post Oak
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Post Oak is located in Blanco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
      • Westbrook ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Westbrook is located in Blanco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
      • Rocky Creek
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Rocky Creek is located in Blanco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek
      • Hye
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gillespie County
  • Hays County
  • Llano County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.llano.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Llano:   Llano
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Granite Shoals   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Granite Shoals.
      • Sunrise Beach Village
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Horseshoe Bay
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Kingsland
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeside Heights
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Lakeside Heights is located in Llano County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Heights
      • Buchanan Dam
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Gainesville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Gainesville is located in Llano County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
      • Click ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Click is located in Llano County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click
      • Golden Beach
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Golden Beach is located in Llano County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
      • Stolz
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Stolz is located in Llano County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stolz
      • Bluffton
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Buchanan Lake Village
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Lone Grove
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Lone Grove is located in Llano County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Grove
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Oxford ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Oxford is located in Llano County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
        • Tow
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Llano
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Baby Head ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Baby Head is located in Llano County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baby Head
        • Scotts Crossing
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Scotts Crossing is located in Llano County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
        • Prairie Mountain
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Prairie Mountain is located in Llano County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Mountain
  • Travis County
    • County Website:   https://www.traviscountytx.gov/
    • County Seat for Travis:   Austin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Granite Shoals   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Granite Shoals.
      • Hammetts Crossing
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Hammetts Crossing is located in Travis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammetts Crossing
      • Briarcliff
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Lago Vista
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Round Mountain
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Round Mountain is located in Travis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
      • Edgewater Beach
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Edgewater Beach is located in Travis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
      • Point Venture
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Point Venture is located in Travis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Venture
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
        • Point Venture has also been known as:
        • Point Venture village
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Venture <3>
      • Nameless ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Nameless is located in Travis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
        • Nameless has also been known as:
        • Cross Creek
        • Fairview
      • South Jonestown Hills
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • North Shore Acres
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • North Shore Acres is located in Travis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore Acres
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Jonestown
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • The Hills
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • The Hills is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Hills
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,456 people
        • Lakeway
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Volente
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Buffalo Gap
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Hudson Bend
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Hudson Bend is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Bend
  • Williamson County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Granite Shoals) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.